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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The death toll from New Zealand’s devastating White Island eruption has risen to 19, with police confirming Monday another death in hospital. The toll includes two people whose bodies have not been recovered. A police spokesman said they were informed that a person had died late Sunday in an Auckland hospital. There were 47 people, mainly Australian tourists, on the island when it erupted on December 9, and 25 remain […]
by Lajla VESELICA ZAGREB, Croatia (AFP) — Croatia’s conservative president narrowly made it to a run-off election against a leftist former premier on Sunday, after a nationalist folk singer won over a large chunk of her camp’s far-right wing. The hotly contested first-round vote signaled the appeal of populism in a Balkan country struggling with an influx of migrants at its borders, and emigration exodus, and widespread corruption. It also leaves Croatia waiting to know […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — The death toll from storms that have battered Spain, Portugal, and France rose to nine on Sunday as the region braced for more violent winds and heavy rain. Storms Elsa and Fabien have flooded rivers, brought down power lines, uprooted trees and disrupted rail and air travel across the region, leaving more than 118,000 households without electricity. Two people have so far died in Portugal and seven have now been killed […]
(Eagle News)-Several people were hurt on Sunday, Dec. 22, after a grenade was hurled at a vehicle ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Cotabato City. Authorities said the grenade was thrown at a military vehicle in Sinsuat and Quezon Avenue around 6 p.m., injuring over ten people. They were brought to nearby hospitals. The explosion took place a day before President Duterte wa supposed to distribute land titles to beneficiaries of the Department of Agrarian […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the “declaration of a unilateral and reciprocal ceasefire” with Communist rebels. The Palace issued the statement on the President’s order of the ceasefire from midnight of Dec. 23 to 11:59 p.m. of Jan. 7 after National Democratic Front of the Philippines and government representatives recommended the ceasefire for the holidays. “The Chief Executive has instructed the Department of National Defense and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, […]
(Eagle News)-Vice President Leni Robredo may release her drug war report this December. But if calamity-related events are not yet done, she said in her show 9ver radio DZXL, she would release it early January next year. Robredo was supposed to release the report on Oct. 26, but changed her mind after a strong earthquake struck Mindanao. She had said relief operations should be given priority. Robredo was chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal […]
by Juliette Collen PARIS, France (AFP) — The first Ariane space rocket lifted off over the forests of French Guiana 40 years ago, enabling Europe to at last take its place as an independent player in the international race for space. Following a number of delays and technical setbacks, Ariane 1 finally left the launch pad in Kourou at 2:13 pm local time on December 24, 1979. Its maiden flight was a so-called qualification […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered his third triple-double of the season and Khris Middleton scored a game-high 23 points to power the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks over New York 123-102 on Saturday. Greek star Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Bucks, who improved their league-best record to 26-4 with an eighth consecutive road victory. Antetokounmpo made 8-of-10 shots from the floor, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and went […]
by Andrew Beatty SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited firefighters battling Australia’s bushfire crisis on Sunday as he apologized for a Hawaiian holiday that ended early after public outrage. Morrison toured the headquarters of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service — whose exhausted volunteers have been struggling to contain deadly, out-of-control-blazes for months on end — where he admitted he had erred in travelling overseas. Morrison had departed for a […]
DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public buildings in southern Iraq Sunday, as the latest deadline for choosing a new prime minister loomed. Anti-government rallies have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south since October 1, with demonstrators calling for a complete overhaul of a regime they deem corrupt and inefficient. “The revolution continues!” shouted one demonstrator at a protest encampment in central Diwaniyah. Protesters blocked off public buildings one by […]
(Eagle News)-A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, Dec. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 5 kilometers soutwest of Kiblawan at 3:39 p.m. Depth of focus was 23 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity: Intensity III – Digos City Instrumental Intensity: Intensity III – Kidapawan City Intensity II – Koronadal City; Malungon, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato Intensity I – Alabel, […]
Denies some motorcycle riders will lose their jobs (Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Technical Working Group has stood by its decision to include two other players apart from Angkas in its extended run of operations. In a statement, the TWG said the inclusion of Joy Ride and MoveIt was to ensure that Angkas, with its 27,000 motorcycle riders, would not monopolize the data to be gathered in the safety study to be conducted during the extended run […]
